Europeans give thumbs-up to office romances

With
Valentine’s Day fast approaching, the majority of European employees have given
their backing to office romances.

An
online poll by careers website Monster found that across Europe 86 per cent of
staff see nothing wrong with workplace relationships.

Almost
15,000 people responded to the question ‘Should office romances be allowed by
employers?’ with the following results:

–
52% (7,867) Of course – your personal life is totally separate from work

–
21% (3,091) It depends on your position in the company

–
14% (2,129) No – office romances always lead to problems

–
13% (1,886) Yes, but your boss needs to know

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By Ross Wigham